Technology Director, Retail Media + (Remote)

Position Purpose:

As the Director of Engineering, RM+, you will lead a skilled team of software engineers in their work to develop, maintain and extend Home Depot’s AdTech software services. Our tech team is building out the Ads infrastructure at Home Depot to help advertisers reach their target audience as well as end customers to have the best experience with products and services offered at Home Depot. An ideal candidate must have a strong understanding of the AdTech ecosystem, software services. The role includes the ability to perform the following:

• Lead team of software engineers to develop and deliver on the ad tech roadmap to support Home Depot’s retail media network.
• Map business requirements to evolve to a scalable architecture. Build secure, maintainable, reliable, scalable software solutions and services.
• Delivering software releases iteratively on schedule and with quality.
• Manage the ad tech stack and distributed infrastructure to drive operational excellence. Work with SRE teams to ensure monitoring, alerting of ad tech platforms with well-defined performance metrics.
• Manage relationships with vendors in Ad Tech to drive integrations, bug resolution and product enhancements.
• Continuously improve product quality, system performance, team engagement and productivity. Review and action against ideas.
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical design sessions, adopt modern software development standards and Ad Tech standards where applicable.
• Collaborate with enterprise partners to drive process improvements and improve velocity.
• Review issues and roadmap for improvements with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• 40% Strategy & Planning:
• Partners with functional and technical leaders to identify and plan capabilities necessary to meet short and long-term business needs
• Develops and executes strategic plans in support of key objectives in a timely and fiscally responsible manner
• Informs and drives strategic alignment and partnerships with functional and technical peers and leaders
• Connects the dots across multiple levels and related functions to understand the business holistically
• Evaluates research and market analysis, meets with third party vendors, and maintains knowledge of industry innovations and technology platforms to inform strategy
• Establishes and nurtures strategic vendor relationships; influences vendors to align to domain, portfolio, and enterprise strategic objectives
• Drives growth for the business by applying technical and domain expertise to provide thought leadership and translate vision into action
• 40% Delivery & Execution:
• Defines and communicates value propositions, success metrics, and outcomes
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Develops, plans, and implements sustainable, repeatable, and reliable processes; oversees process improvement
• Drives operational excellence to create internal customer satisfaction and meet operational metrics while prioritizing external customer needs
• Understands and articulates the value creation and business proposition to teams and functional partners
• 20% People:
• Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports
• Manages and coordinates strategic direction for staff
• Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent
• Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to Sr. Director or Vice President.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience designing and developing scalable distributed systems.
• 5+ years managing teams and delivering results.
• Strong technical background in Ad tech - serving, targeting, and/or measurement technologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to effectively communicate across a broad range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated passion to keep up with the latest advancements in Ad technologies, industry trends, and best practices.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, being comfortable with diving into the data and analyzing trends.

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 8

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Cultivates Innovation: Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
• Financial Acumen: Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
• Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
• Persuades: Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others
• Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
• Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
• Tech Savvy: Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications